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Flags at half-mast throughout Sweden
All authorities buildings and royal palaces in Sweden will fly flags at half-mast from 9am in the present day to commemorate yesterday’s taking pictures.
The choice was introduced in a collection of press releases by the royal household, the federal government, and the speaker of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament.
Morning opening: Why?
Jakub Krupa
Örebro and Sweden get up this morning determined to know the reply to an easy query: why?
The nation wakes up this morning reeling from the deadliest mass taking pictures in its historical past, with eleven individuals useless after an assault at an grownup training centre on Tuesday. The loss of life toll might nonetheless change.
Area Örebro confirmed on Wednesday morning that six individuals stay on the hospital: 5 with gunshot wounds – three girls, two males, all adults – and one with different minor accidents. No extra sufferers had been admitted in a single day.
The gunman was believed to be amongst these killed, and his motive remained unclear. He had no recognized connections to gangs or terrorism and had not beforehand been recognized to police. His property was raided on Tuesday evening, and native media painted an image of a loner, however no easy rationalization was forthcoming as to why he dedicated the assault.
However that doesn’t cease all kinds of hypothesis on-line; to the purpose that police felt the necessity to push again on a number of the narratives rising on-line.
“We want to be clear that based on investigative and intelligence information at present, there is no information pointing to the attacker acting on ideological motives,” they stated in a single day. “Do not spread unconfirmed information.”
Talking on SVT 2’s Aktuellt final evening, prime minister Ulf Kristersson admitted it was nonetheless “difficult to take the magnitude of this,” with “sadness settling all over Sweden,” and plenty of questions left unanswered. He additionally referred to as on the general public to not speculate however to let police undergo their investigation.
However he insisted that Swedish faculties “are no less safe than they were yesterday morning,” as he urged Swedes to remain calm and return to regular lives.
We are going to deliver you the newest from Örebro, Sweden and throughout Europe all through the day. A police press convention is predicted at 10am (9am GMT).
It’s Wednesday, 5 February 2025, and that is Europe reside. It’s Jakub Krupa right here.
Good morning.
